Dementia Friendly Recognition Programme
Author:
Alzheimer's New Zealand (NZ)
Description:
Any business or organisation can get accredited as Dementia Friendly by working through Alzheimer's New Zealand's Dementia Friendly Recognition Programme
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A guide to making general practice dementia friendly
Author:
Alzheimers Society (UK)
Description:
This 2017 guide includes a checklist for GP practices to help people with dementia and carers access high-quality care and support.
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Dementia friendly surgeries implementing ISPACE
Author:
Wessex Academic Health Network (UK)
Description:
 The ISPACE programme has produced a brochure that describes how to make a surgery dementia friendly and the steps that can be taken to bring about this quality improvement programme. They also have a video presentation and other resources available.
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Becoming a dementia friendly GP Surgery A pocket guide
Author:
Health Watch Devon and Exeter Dementia Action Alliance (UK)
Description:
A brief guide to enable health centres to adopt dementia friendly practice.
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Dementia care for Māori short course 
Author:                                    Goodfellow Unit, 2019 (NZ)
Description:
This resource provides information and tools around communicating with Māori patients and their whānau, as well as information around diagnosing dementia and long term care of dementia patients – all of which will make it easier for you to support and care for your patients and their whānau.  Registration is free and you can print a certificate for 1 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours
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Recognising and managing early dementia
Author:
BPAC, 2020 (NZ)
Description:
BPAC released new guidance on recognising and managing early dementia in February 2020.  Reading an article on bpac.org.nz is endorsed by the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) as a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activity. Every hour spent reading articles earns one Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit.
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Living well with dementia
Author:
Goodfellow Unit, 2020 (NZ)
Description:
In this podcast (Audio only) Professor Ngaire Kerse talks about living well with dementia. Take home messages: Making the diagnosis of dementia can happen and is often most appropriate in primary care. For Māori patients get whānau and the wider community involved. Be realistic with patients about driving. Encourage getting affairs in order early. Caring for the carers is important too. Get community agencies involved.
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Dementia update
Author:
Pharmac, 2017 (NZ)
Description:
A series of presentations on supporting people with dementia in General Practice:
Early screening and assessment in Primary Care – Rebecca Casey
Managing dementia, the next steps – Dr Jan Gregson
Psychological impact of dementia diagnosis on patients, relatives and staff – Dryden Badenoch
Behavioural and psychological symptoms – Adam Sims
Management of late stage dementia – Dr Sandy Macleod
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Management of dementia in primary care
Author:
BMJ Learning (UK)
Description:
This module covers the management of dementia and, in particular, the management of behavioural and psychological symptoms. Free subscription is available for RNZCGP members, estimated time to complete 1 hour.
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Recognising, Diagnosing and Managing Dementia in General Practice
Author:
Dementia Training Australia (a consortium of four Australian universities)
Description:
A free online course for general practice nurses and GPs, presented as videos (with transcripts available). Four modules cover Recognising Dementia in General Practice; Diagnosing Dementia in General Practice; How does Dementia progress?; and Managing Dementia in General Practice. Estimated time to complete is 4 hours. You are welcome to take DTA courses if you live outside of Australia, however if learner quota is near full then preference will be given to Australian enrolments. At the time of writing the course is offered monthly.
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Developing Dementia Friendly GP Practices: Guidance document
Author:
Bury Dementia Friendly GP Practices project (UK)
Description:
To enable other organisations to learn from this UK project, a summary of the aims, management, benefits and future opportunities is presented in this guidance document.
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Four steps to Building Dementia Practice in Primary Care
Author:
Alzheimer’s Australia, 2015
Description:
These guidelines are intended for nurses to build skill, confidence and capacity within general practice. Each section of the guidelines encourages the nurse to think about current practice and the evidence to support each recommendation. The four steps towards building dementia practice are Step 1 Building dementia knowledge in primary care Step 2 Building a process towards dementia diagnosis Step 3 Building an approach to dementia support Step 4 Building sustainable dementia practice
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